CO - National States & Capitals Day

September 22nd

National States & Capitals Day focuses on raising awareness and sharing education about all 50 states and their capitals on National States & Capitals Day.

Dick & Jane are the proud founders of National States & Capitals Day.

The National Day Calendar gets over 30,000 applications every year for new, national holidays, but they only choose 10 per year. In 2022, National States & Capitals Day was chosen and became an official, national holiday!

Let’s celebrate!

4 state capitals are named after U.S. Presidents –

Jackson, MS

Jefferson City, MO

Lincoln, NE &

Madison, WI.

Des Moines, IA was originally named “Fort Racoon.”

Montpelier, VT

U.S. capital by population.

17 state’s capital city is also the city in that state.

Juneau, Alaska is LARGEST U.S. capital by land area.

Honolulu, HI has highest average annual temperature of all U.S. capital cities.

Phoenix, AZ is the most populous U.S. state capital with over 1.6 million people.

letter not used to spell any state name?

Colorado

Fun Facts:

Colorado is known as the Centennial State because it joined the Union the same year the U.S. turned 100 years old.

Colorado is part of the Four States Monument – the only place in the U.S. shared by four states.

38th State to join the Union on August 1, 1876.

Colorado has the highest mean elevation than any other state.

The Centennial State

Denver

Blue Spruce Lark Bunting Bighorn Sheep Rocky Mountain Columbine Denver

State Tree

Bird

Mammal

Flower

Capital

Denver became the capital of CO in 1867.

Colorado Denver

Fun Facts:

The construction of Colorado’s capitol building took 15 years… from 1886 to 1901.

Denver is nicknamed the “Mile High City” because it sits at an elevation of exactly 1 mile.

Denver is the most populous city in Colorado.

Denver County

Stegosaurus Aquamarine

Colorado Hairstreak

Greenback Cutthroat Trout

State Fossil State Gemstone State Insect State Fish State Seal

Crossword Puzzle

Answers found in the States & Capitals Learn More magazine. Across:

4. The only U.S. capital inaccessible by car.

7. The Magnolia State.

9. The 1 st state to join the Union.

11. The capital of Louisiana.

12. The capital of Colorado.

Down:

1. The state flower of Kansas.

2. The 50 th state the join the Union.

3. The Great Lakes State.

5. The state flower of New Mexico.

6. The state tree of Georgia.

8. The capital of California.

10. The state mammal of Oregon.

Matching Game

Match each state with their capital city.

State Capital Arkansas

Delaware Florida

Illinois Kentucky

Massachusetts

Nebraska

Oklahoma

Rhode

Tallahassee

Oklahoma City

Providence

Little Rock

Montpelier

Springfield

Austin

Frankfort

Olympia

Dover Lincoln

Boston